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NuclearPMyesterday at 1:56 PM2 repliesview on HN

> Apple has a special app just for classical music, which is the highest level of musical culture.

Really? Why?


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gabriel666smithyesterday at 2:35 PM

The metadata matters in a different way. A single piece with a single composer can be interpreted very differently, over time, by different conductors and orchestras.

This means classical music is very badly organised in most streaming apps. Sorting by "artist" doesn't really work if the artist is listed as an orchestra, which has probably recorded the work of more than one composer.

Roon is another example of a streaming platform that treats this metadata with the same importance.

carlosjobimyesterday at 2:15 PM

Not the app itself of course. What I meant to say is that classical music is the highest level of musical culture.

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